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Vicq whipped her head up and broke free from Aiden’s grasp.

“There’s someone else in here,” she whispered as he reached out for her again, capturing her wrist and pulling her back. He wrapped her up in a tight hug.

“Don’t go, Vicq,” Aiden whispered, “it could be him, and I don’t want you to be taken.”

Vicq nodded, pulling away from her alpha. She straightened and walked to the tunnel that she had found the new scent in. As she turned into it, though, she found that it was much bigger and wider than she had thought.

She dragged her long, shapely nails against the smooth stone. It was a practical miracle that Aiden had let her go. He was probably waiting for just a minute, then following right after her. Vicq didn’t mind, though. Kuma had been big and mean and didn’t really care for her welfare.

Two new smells brushed her nose and Vicq jerked upright. The new person, and…a familiar one. It was that older doctor, the one who wanted Ash and her before they were transported to Smear. Aiden hated that guy.

“Aiden?” she called out, but no familiar smell of sandalwood and soft, rich dirt came to meet her. Aiden wasn’t following her, not yet. Vicq walked forwards more and was able to see a woman–around her late twenties–with bright red hair that was caught up in a messy bun. Her face was contorted with anger or fear, Vicq could not tell.

She stepped closer yet again and saw the doctor. He was tall and with salt-and-pepper hair that belied his young face. Vicq was not scared of him. She should have been, most likely, but she wasn’t right then.

“Ahh, my hybrid,” the doctor purred and, just as Vicq was turning to call out for Aiden, a hand covered her mouth and she was falling into a deep, dark place.